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THE CCWCil KVS
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Official Organ of Nevrton County
, -?» ^aaii the tji Ctrtlngton.
Published every ^ Thursday by the
News Publishing Company.
W. £. LIGHTFOOT, - Editor^Igr.
Entered as second class mail matter
December 2, 1908. at the Post Office
at Covington, Ga„, under the act of
Idarch 3, 1879,
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
one Tear, (in advance) . . . $1.50
Six Months, (in advance) . . $1.00
Three Months, (in advance) . .75
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1020.
The State is having fairs to a fair
you-well. The biggest fair will be held
in Newton County, at Covington, Oc¬
tober 4th to 9th. of course the South¬
eastern Fair at Atlanta will be pretty
good and then the Macon fair is usu¬
ally above the ordinary. Boost your
home fair, you’ll win by it.
MANY WEEKLY PAPERS RAVE
RAISED SUBSCRIPTION.
Many of the country newspapers are
advancing the subscription price to
$250 per year in advance. The rea¬
son for this advance is given that the
cpst of print pai>er and the cost of la
bor and the cost of the materials nec
cpssary to produce a paper have ad¬
vanced to such proportions that the
owners of the printing plants are
losiug money on every issue of the
paper that they print.
The News has been compelled to
raise its rate to $2.50 per year, taking
effect December 1. 1920. and we cannot
believe any of our good paying sub¬
scribers objects to the raise, anti those
subscribers on our books who do not
<.,me across at the set tiitte will he
cut off the list. We find it best to do
business In a business way, and the
only way to do it in the newspaper
business is to not carry delinquents
very long us they usually eat up the
profit. It is true we were compelled
to cut tiff some of the “bad” listed on
opr books, but we have gained new
Subscribers sufficient to offset “won’t
ppy" subscribers, and “won’t-pay”
subscribers are usually of not much
good to a community ticca use they
not only bout the newspaper but ev¬
erybody who will trust them.
This subscription question has come
to a show down with every paper in
thp country and not a day goes by
that our attention is not attracted
to something regarding the raise in
rare or newspaper suspending publica¬
tion, or something of the like. Below
We print what one editor has to say
on the subject concerning his paper,
end it Ls only like what hundreds of
others are doing:
IMPORTANT TO OUR READERS
Owing to the recent increase in the
pricp of print paper together with the
iqcrease in the price of jiostage rates,
Which rook effect on July 1st, and the
continuous demand for higher wages,
vve.-ure forued to raise the subscription
ixlice of the Badger from the present
price of $2.00 per year to $2.50 per
year or quit the business. Which shall
it be? We say, stick to the ship, but
plug the leak, ahd the subscription is
thj? biggest leak in the newspaper bus¬
iness today. Two-thirds of the coun
try*jiapers will lie out of business be¬
fore the roses bloom again unless they
rgise their subscription price and we
d&n’t propose to go out of business,
lienee the raise.
On ami after December 1st, The
Blade will be $2.50 per ytwr and that
STRICTLY IN ADVANCE to new and
old' subscribers alike. To make it
piaip, all those now behind on their
subscription who faill to settle up be¬
fore TM-em her 1st , 15*20, will have to
pay the rar e of $2.50 per year; we’ll
mal.'O no exception' We cannot fur
nlf^t you with a uewspaper for less
than it costs us, and deliver to your
dejor or address, ahd to be plain about
it, we re not going to. So avail your¬
selves of the opportunity of gettiub
the Blade for another year at the old
price by paving up liefore Deceini'f
1st. for on January 1st, 1921. tte
Bind" undoubtedly will raise to
per year, so we advise you to 2 \ in
or. ttiis oppoitunity, while the gettlog
*s good.
ANOTHER NEWSP APER QUITS.
Another Missouri newspaper an¬
nounces that it will suspend publica¬
tion on account of the excessive cost
of newsprint. It is the Otterville Mail,
a weekly, published at Otterville, in
Boone county for more than twenty
Joan*. Publication was suspended on
August 1.—Princeton Po«t.
THE COVINGTON NEWS, COVINGTON. OEOWiiA.
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Pkrif? fcavV 6eeh *r'fih$Wof nt tibbtit
e'V^ybb'fVcibefc ft* carry Hrf ♦fee* eleetfoe?
Detect If
The satfiC iBlituiJfert Of fitd (deefibii
in the various precincts of tin* county
that served on September 8th are to
serve at this election if they possibly
can. The State Democratic Executive
Committee make a special request that
the managers who serve to be as
near equally divided as possible, (hat
is a friend of each of the candidates
to sertfe. ,
The election is hold to determine
who shall be Georgia’s next Governor,
Ex-Senator Hardwick or Hon. Cliff
Walker. We expect to get the neces¬
sary blanks for this election this week.
One of the managers from each vot¬
ing district will call at The News office
Saturday, or Monday and get balldts,
blanks, etc.
The Newton County Fair opens Oc¬
tober 4. Keep this fact In mind.
A good rule for the managers to go
by when counting votes is to count un¬
til they get through. Over in Carters
ville i na recent count it seems as the
managers got tired and quit before
finishing and one of the men put the
uncounted ballots (just forty) in liis
pocket, went down to get the election
news and finally going fo his home.
Wo don’t want to believe there was
anything wrong, but some of Ex-Sen¬
ator Hardwick’s friends think a doub.
le deal was handed him. If there is
a candidate under the sun who would
not feel suspicious, especially where
a political enemy was involved, in a
matter of this kind, the editor of this
paper would like to know who he is.
INCREASED SUBSCRIPTION PRICE
Charleston, W. Va.—Tim Charleston
Gazette on September 15th, announced
an increase' in the price of single
copies of the daily from 3 to 5 cents.
GOOD AND BAD.
Social activity is good for any town,
hut social activity that is divided
into a lot of hide bound and jealous
cliques is a detriment.
Cliques breed jealousies, and jeal¬
ousy creates antagonism, and antago¬
nism is th e tool that digs the grave
of prosperity and achievedient.
A iaosperous. happy and contented
commnnity that mingles freely and un¬
restrictedly is a garden spot in the
sands of life.
It is a haven of refuge to the weary
traveler who journeys through the
years toward a world where all is
green—or a barren waste.
We can maketh such a town of this—
if we will.
It will he well—if we do.>^—Exchange.
Notice to Subscribers to Service of
Southern Bell Telephone &
Telegraph Company.
Notice is hereby given that .South¬
ern Bell Telephone and Telegraph
Company has applied to the Railroad
Commission «f Georgia for general in¬
creases in its rates for local exchange
rates, at all of its exchanges in Geor¬
gia. Copies of this petition are on file
with each municipality in Georgia
where petitioner has a local exchange
and open to examination by interested
parties.
This application will be heard by the
Railroad Commission at its office in
th e State Capitol .Atlanta, on Wednes¬
day, October 27tli. 1920, beginning at
10 o’clock, A. M., at which time par¬
ties at interest may be heard in refer¬
ence to the increase prayed for, orally
or in writing.
This notice is published by order of
the Railroad Commisson of Georgn.
SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE
AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY,
By J Epps Brown, President.
CITATION.
State of Georgia, Newton County.
W. G. Cater and Emmett Robertson,
administrators on the estate of Mrs.
Sarah E. Carter, late of said county,
deceased, has applied for Leave to
Sell the real estate belonging to said
deceased, for the purpose of paying
debts and distribution. All persons
concerned are hereby notified that said
application will be heard on the First
Monday in October next, 1920.
This September 6, 1920.
A. D. MEADOR, Ordinary.
CITATION.
State of Georgia. Newton County.
Mrs. E. Y. Moore, administratrix of
the estate of E. V. Moore,, has applied
for Leave to Sell the real estate be¬
longing to said estate, and all per¬
sons concerned are hereby notified
that said application will be heard on
the First Monday in October next, 1920
This September 6, 1920.
A. D. MEADOR, Ordinary.
tnsiLMkim" ■a
A
3-tat? oi
fexenuttve Department
ijjJrrljJilffng % proposed aswenchwefi*
ict the fsonsDt#Mr»i‘v n*f Georgia- t-o he
vote*) on at the eerterai e>eet»on. to
be held In November, 1930, to amend
Paragraph 1, Section t, Article 7, *>i
the Constitution of this State, so as
to allow payment of pensions to any
ex-Confederate Soldier residing in this
State, January 1st, 1920, who enlisted
in the military service of the Confed
. rate Slates during the Civil War and
who performed actual military serv¬
ice in the armies of the Confederate
States or of the organized militia of
this State and was honorably discharg¬
ed therefrom, and widows of suc h ex
Confederate Soldiers now residents of
this State, and who were married pri¬
or to January 1st. 1881.
By His Excellency,
HUGH M. DURSEY,
Governor.
Whereas, the General Assembly at
its session in 1920 proposed an amend¬
ment to the Constitution of this State,
as set forth in an act approved Au¬
gust 16th, 1920, to-wit:
PENSIONS TO CONFEDERATE
SOLDIERS AND WIDOWS.
No. 737.
An Act to amend Paragraph 1, Sec¬
tion 1, Article 7, of the Constitution
of this State so as to strike from
said paragrahp the word "now” in
the second and ninth line of said
paragraph and for other purposes.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of Geor¬
gia, and it is hereby enacted by the
authority of the same, That on and
after the passage of this Act, that
Paragraph 1, Section 1, Article 7, of
the Constitution of this State, as
amended by The Act approved July
20, 1918, be amended by striking from
the second and ninth line of said
paragraph the word “now,” so that said
paragraph when amended by this Act
will read as follows:
To make provision for the payment
of pensions to any ex-Confederate
Soluier, residing in this State Janu¬
ary 1st, 1920, who enlisted in the mil¬
itary service of the Confederate States
during the Civil war between the
States of the United States, and who
performed actual military service in
the armies of the Confederate States
or of the organized militia of this
State and was honorably discharged
therefrom; and to widows now resi¬
dents of this State, of ex-Confederate
soldiers who enlisted in the military
service of the Confederate States anu
who performed actual service in the
armies of the Confederate States or
of the organized jnilitia oi this State
who died in sai dmilitary service, or
was honorably discharged therefrom,
who was married prior to January 1st,
1S81. No widow of a soldier killed
during the war shall be deprived oi
her pension by. reason of having sub¬
sequently married another veteran who
is dead, unless she As receiving a pen¬
sion on account of being the widow
of such second husband.
Section 2. Be it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That this con¬
stitutional amendment shall be agreed
to by a two-thirds vote of the mem¬
bers of the General Assembly of each
House, the same shall be entered on
each Journal with the yeas and nays
taken thereon; and the Governor shall
cause the amendment to be published
in one or more of the newspapers in
each Congressional District for two
months immediately preceding the
next general election and the voters
thereat shall have written or print¬
ed on their ticket: “For the ratifica¬
tion of the amendment to Paragraph 1,
Section 1, Article 7, of the consti¬
tutional amendment which strikes the
word “now” in the second and ninth
line of said paragraph,” or “Against
ratification of the amendment of Par¬
agraph 1, Section 1, Article 7, of the
Constitution, which strikes out the
word “now” in second and ninth line
of said paragraph,” as they may
choose, and if a majority of the
tors qualified to vote for members
of the next General Assembly voting
shall vote in favor of said ratifica¬
tion, then said amendment shall be¬
come a part of Paragraph 1, Section
1, Article 7, of the Constitution of this
State, and the Governor shall make
proclamation thereof.
Sec. 3. Any soldier doing service
in the Confederate army, whether he
belonged to the Confederate army or
whether he belonged to the militia
of any Confederate State, and served
with the Confederate army, shall be
eligible to draw a pension.
Now, therefore, I, Hugh M. Dorsey,
Governor of Said State, do issue this
my proclamation, hereby declaring
that the foregoing proposed amend¬
ment to the Constitution is submitted
for ratification or rejection to the
voters of the state, qualified to vote
for members of the General Assem¬
bly at the General Election to be
held on Tuesday, November 2nd, 1920.
HUGH M. DORSEY,
Governor.
By the Governor:
s. g. McLendon,
Secretary of State.
A PROCLAMATION
State of Georgia.
Executive Department.
Submitting a proposed amendment
to the Constitution of Georgia to be
voted on at the General Election to
be held in November, 1920, to amend
Article 8, Section 6. Paragraph 1, of
the Constitution of Georgia, by strik¬
ing from said paragraph 1 of said
article and section the following words,
to-wit:
“May from time to time make suchj
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money art the ccw*4ttw>n nf the Treas¬
ury authorise to any eoHefc* «r uni"
verisdy, not exr. ceding one in rmmbeiq
now established, m hereafter be
established, in this State for the edu¬
cation of porstme of ftohtr;” and lrt=
sert in said Paragraph L of said Art
tide 8, Section 6, in lieu of said words,
the following words: “Shall from time
to time make tsuch appropriations to
the University, and High Schools, as
the condition of the Treasury author¬
ize.”
By His Excellency,
HUGH M. DORSEY,
Governor.
Whereas, the General Assembly at
its session in 1920 proposed an amend¬
ment to the Constitution of this State,
as set forth in an Act approved Au¬
gust 17, 1920, to-wit:
UNIVERSITY AND HIGH SCHOOL
APPROPRIATIONS.
No. 767.
An Act to propose to the people of
Georgia, for their ratification or re¬
jection, an amendment to Article
8, Section 6, Paragraph 1 of the Con¬
stitution of the State of Georgia.
The following amendment, is here¬
by proposed to the people by the
General Assembly to Article 8, Sec¬
tion 6, Paragraph 1 of the Constitu¬
tion of Georgia, by striking from said
Paragraph 1 of said article and sec¬
tion the following words, to-wit:
“May from time to time make such
donations thereto as the condition ot
the Treasury authorize; and the Gen¬
eral Assembly may also from time to
time make such appropriations of
money as the condition, of the Treas¬
ury authorize to any college or uni
versitl, not exceeding one in number,
now established, or hereafter to be
established, in this State for the edu¬
cation of persons of color;” and in¬
sert in said Paragraph 1 of said Arti¬
cle S, Section 6, in lieu of said words,
the following words: "Shall from time
to time make such appropriations to
the University, and High Schools, as
the condition of the Treasury author¬
ize.”
The Governor of the State is here¬
by directed and required to cause
the above and foregoing amendment
to be published in one newspaper in
each Congressional District for two
months previous to the time of hold¬
ing the next general election, and he
shall also provide for thei (submis¬
sion of said amendment to the people
at such general election for their rati¬
fication or rejection. The form in
which said amendment shall be sub¬
mitted shall be as follows: “For rati¬
fication of amendment of Paragraph
1, of Article 8, Section 6 of the Con¬
stitution which strikes from the Con¬
stitution the words: ‘May from time to
time make such donations thereto as
the condition of the Treasury author¬
ize; and the General Assembly may
also from time to time make such
appropriations of money as the condi¬
tion of the Treasury authorize to auy
college or university, not exceeding
one in number, now established, or
hereafter to be established in this
State for the education of persons
of color.’ ” And, "Against (ratifica¬
tion of amendment of Paragraph 1, of
Article 8, Section 6 of the Constitu¬
tion which strikes from the Constitu¬
tion the words: ‘May from time to
time make such donations thereto as
the condition of the Treasury author¬
ize; and the General Assembly may
also from time to time make such ap¬
propriations of money as the condition
of the Treasury authorize to any col¬
lege or university not exceeding one
in number, now established, or here¬
after to be established in this state for
the education of persons of color.’ ”
The Governor shall cause the re¬
turns of said election to be made to
the Secretary of State, who shall con¬
solidate the vote and certify the same
to the Governor, and if it should ap¬
pear that a majority of the qualified
voters voting at said election 1 voted in
favor of the ratification of this amend
ment, then the Governor by his proc¬
lamation shall declare it a part of the
Constitution of this State.
Approved August 17, 1920.
Now, therefore, I, Hugh M. Dorsey,
Governor of said state, do issue this
my pr6clamation hereby declaring that
the foregoing proposed amendment to
the Constitution is submitted for rat¬
ification or rejection to the voters of
the state qualified to vote for mem¬
bers of the General Assembly at the
General Election to be held on Tues
day, November 2nd, 1920.
HUGH M. DORSEY,
Governor. ,
By the Governor:
Si G. McLENDON, |
Secretary of State.
CITATION.
State of Georgia, Newton County.
.T. Q. Harvey has applied for Letters
of Administration to issue to him on
the state of Louisa E. Harvey, late of
said county, deceased, and all persons
concerned are hereby notified to show
cause, if any they have, why said
Letters should not issue as prayed for,
and said application will lie heard on
the First Monday in October next, 1920
This September 6. 1920.
A. D. MEADOR. Ordinary.
SALESMAN WANTED—Lubricating
Oil, Greases, Paint, Specialties, Whole
or part time. Commission basis.
Samples free. Men with car or rig.
Write for the attractive terms. River¬
side Refining Co., Cleveland, Ohio.
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Faith and
Understanding «
FAITH is acceptance based on be- g
lief. Understanding is knowing thru H
actual experience in the dr<jg business If j|
has won for us the respect and confi
dence of the entire community. |g
Geo. T. Smith Drug Co. 1 I
“a good DRUG STORE” j§
COVINGTON, GEORGIA |
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Galvanized iron Roofing
6, 7, 8, 9, 10. 11, AND 12 FOOT
LENGTHS
UPSON WALL BOARD
8, 10, AND 12 FOOT LENGTHS
2 INCH STRIPS FOR THE SAME
ONE CAR CEDAR SHINGLES
ALL AT RIGHT PRICES
A. Thompson
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FER CO. PHONE 152.
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT.
GEORGIA, Newton County.
Board of Commissioners of Roads
and Revenues of Newton, county, in
regular session on this 7th day of
September 1,920. ,
It is ordered by I. W. Meadors as
sole Commissioner of Roads and Reve¬
nues of said county that the following
tax be levied and collected upon each
dollar of the taxable property, both
real and personal, subject to taxation,
for the year 9120, as follows, to-wit:
(1) To pay the legal indebtedness
of the county due and to become due
during the year, or past due , the sum
of one-tenth of one mill on each dollar,
'or one cent on each $100.00.
(2) To build or repair Court House
or jail, bridges or ferries, or other
public improvements, according to con.
tracts, the sum of four mills on each
dollar, or forty cents on each $100 00.
(3) To pay coroners all fees that
may be legally due them by the county
'for holding inquests, the sum of one
tenth of one mill on each dollar, or
on* cent on each $100,00.
(4) To pay sheriff’s* jailor’s, or
other ottieer.s fees that they may be
legally iutitled to out of the county, the
i sum of two-tenths of oue mill on each
dollar, or two cents on each $100.00.
(5) To pay the expense of county
bailiffs at courts, non-resident witness
fees in erimnal cases, fuel, servants
hire, stationery and the like, the sum
of two-tenths of one mill on each dol¬
lar, or two cents on each $100.00.
(6) To pay jurors their per diem,
th e sum of six-tenths of one mill on
each dollar, or six cents on each $100.00
(7) To pay for the care of the
county 'paupers, the sum of six-tenths
of one mill on each dollar, or six cents
on each $100.00.
(8) For the road fund of said coun¬
ty to be used and expended for the
pur]>ose of paying salaries and wages
of employees, working, improving and
repairing the public roads as provided
by law, the sura of four mills on each
dollar, or forty cents on each $100.00.
(9* To pay any other lawful charge
against the county, the sum of two
of oue mill on each dollar, or
cents on each $100.00.
(10) And in to the above,
there shall be levied and collected for
the public school fund of said county
on all property subject to taxation,
outside of the Town of Mansfield and
the City of Covington, the sum of >hree
mills on each dollar, or thirty cents
on the $100.00. as recomjnended by the
Board of Education of said county.
The foregoing items making in the
aggregate the sum of thirteen (13)
mills, or $1.30 on the $100.00 on all
property outside of the Town of Mans¬
field and the City of Covington, and
ten (10) mills on each dollar, or $1.00
on the $100 00 on all property inside
the Town of Mansfield and the City of
Covington, and is for county purposes
ns aforesaid, for the year 1920.
It is further ordered that this order
be placd on tlie minutes of this Board
and published in The Covington News
once a week for four weeks; that a
copy he posted on the bulletin at the
Court House door for thirty days; and
a odpy he furnished to the Tax Collec¬
tor of said county as required by law.
This 7tli day of September, 1920.
I. W. MEADORS,
Commissioner of Roads
and Revenues of Newton County
C. C. KING, Clerk. 9.23.4t
CITATION.
State of Georgia, Newton County.
Collie Rayford has applied f° r
Letters of Administration to issue to
him on the estate of Joe Blackshear.
late of said county, deceased, and all
persons are hereby notified to show
cause, if any they have, why Letters
should not issue as prayed for. and
said application will he heard on the
First Monday in October next. 1920.
This September 6, 1920.
A D. MEADOR. Ordinary.
STOCKHOLDERS NOTICE
All stockholders and owners 0
stock certificates in the Farmers Cnion
Warehouse and Supply Company, a
corporation which lately surrenthre.
its charter hack to the State of (,tor
gia hereby notified to tile Sl1
are
stock certificates with S. A. of lho'rt^ h‘ img
Receiver, for the purpose
said stock redeemed.
■ S. A. BROWN,
Receiver, Farmers Union Warehouse
and Supply Company. 9 - 94 tc
TEACHERS— Fifty to one hundred
requests daily from all classes souther"
schools. If want rural work.
you principals" L
graded, high school or
snlarv $75 to $250, write us toda> *
special enrollment. Offices: Coined '
S. C„ Richmond. Va and Chattanw
.
Southern Teachers* |
Columbia, SL C.
FOR SALE—Five new
in each house. > 1
rooms ^
Covington. Ga.
SuppcrilM’ for The
or three years. It
a few mouths.
